I keep in mind the times when my pockets was largely secure, with a Steam Sale solely occurring a couple of instances per 12 months. Now it seems like there’s at the least a sale per thirty days. I suppose any alternative to economize is an efficient factor, nevertheless it’s getting laborious to not add extra video games to my ever-growing unplayed Steam library.

In the present day begins the Steam SHMUP Fest, a competition that particularly focuses on the shoot ’em up style. As a part of the fest, some landmark titles within the style are closely discounted in addition to a couple of newly launched titles. Additionally, a number of video games within the style have dropped playable demos as a part of the competition. For these focused on free digital stuff, Steam customers can declare a free reward every day for logging in. I’m undecided if the rewards are static or random. I bought a sticker. The occasion is reside now and can finish on October 2 at 1 p.m. ET.

Steam SHMUP Fest offers

I’ve put collectively a number of the discounted titles that caught out to me. If you wish to see the total listing, go to the SHMUP Fest Steam web page.

There’s additionally a ton of recent demos. Listed here are a couple of that stand out to me:

You’ll be able to view all of the accessible demos right here.